Dave Hakstol said it best when he stated the morning before the season opener, that North Dakota “isn’t a top-2 team in the WCHA right now,” Hakstol said. “…right now.” The UND coach made that statement before the Sioux had to rally to beat Air Force, Friday, and before it fell hard to No. 5 Boston … Read more
First of all, 3/5 last weekend at the Final Five. Thursday games hurt, but Saturday ended out the way I predicted, so whatever. I’ll take it. *grins* We’re officially done with picks (YAY), but I figured I’d toss out my regional predictions just for the heck of it. 1. I’m not offering insight behind my … Read more
Think of this as an ongoing continuation of last week’s “I love the playoffs” blog post. I’ll update this at various times throughout the weekend, “time-stamping” each one. So check back and read my thoughts! I’ll put those as well as fun quotes from the press conferences that didn’t make it into the recaps/features. Thursday, … Read more
Last week Theresa: 3-3 (meh) Season Theresa: 140-80-25 Last week Tyler: N/A Season Tyler: 141-54-21 Well, I’m using Todd’s computer because the internet in the X press box apparently hates me (grrrr) so not much insight here. That, and we’re 30 minutes from game time – sorry these are so late! I’ll toss in my … Read more
Well, we have our Final Five. Nos 1, 2, 4, 6, 8 and 10 (or UND, DU, UMD, CC, UAA, BSU). (In some respects, it’s almost too bad Tech didn’t pull the upset – we would have had seeds 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 and 12!) Anyway, I’m preemptively apologizing for not going to go … Read more
… Which is obviously why I’m writing a random, rambling Saturday night post. First of all, as it appears right now, I really dropped the ball on my picks. Of course, the last few weeks had been pretty good so go figure. While the law of averages didn’t catch up with the Beavers this weekend, it obviously … Read more
Last week Theresa: 8-3-1 Season Theresa: 137-77-25 Last week Tyler: 10-1-1 Season Tyler: 141-54-21 Two more weeks of picks to go. This week, we’re talking about playoffs. Well, I am. Tyler’s on a beach somewhere for Spring Break, so you only get my wonderfully fabulous insight (*coughcough*). 1 vs. 12: Michigan Tech (4-28-4, 2-24-2 WCHA) … Read more
As the final weekend always is, that was a fun weekend of hockey. It’s also enjoyable when it comes down to the last games in play to figure out seeding for the playoffs … which of course we now know. Let’s recap, shall we? Minnesota took three from Bemidji State – On Friday, Brad Hunt … Read more
Last week Theresa: 9-2-1 Season Theresa: 129-74-24 Last week Tyler: 9-2-1 Season Theresa: 131-53-20 Oh hey look, everybody – it’s the last weekend of the regular season which means everybody plays everybody else. This year is also especially fun because we’re essentially deciding spots 2-11. All we know is that UND and MTU will play … Read more
This weekend saw two WCHA teams that have struggled to score goals lately, come close to wearing out the bulb in the red lamp. St. Cloud State went up to Duluth and put eight goals (scored by seven different players) on the board against No. 3 Minnesota-Duluth in what turned out to be one of the … Read more
Last week Theresa: 7-2-1 Season Theresa: 110-63-18 Last week Tyler: 8-1-1 Season Tyler: 113-43-14 This weekend is a busy one in the conference, as all 12 teams face off against each other. That also means that this weekend is important for position jockeying, as both the top of the league and the middle of the league … Read more
Last week Theresa: 6-3-1 Season Theresa: 103-61-17 Last week Tyler: 6-3-1 Season Tyler: 105-42-13 I’m regretting not going with my initial thought of a split in the CC/UND series. Also, stupid UAH for throwing a wrench in things. This week: five conference series abound with North Dakota and Wisconsin getting some rest. No. 2 Denver … Read more
Last week Theresa: 8-4 Season Theresa: 97-58-16 Last week Tyler: 9-3 Season Tyler: 99-39-12 This week, the bye is the busiest of them all, as BSU, DU and UMD all face it. We also have four conference series and another non-con tilt with UAH. Friday, January 28 and Saturday, January 29 No. 4 North Dakota … Read more
Rough week last week in terms of the ol’ predictions. Last week Theresa: 3-6-3 Season Theresa: 89-54-16 Last week Tyler: 5-4-3 Season Tyler: 90-36-12 This week: five conference series, including Dean Blais’ return to Grand Forks and one non-conference tilt. Friday, January 21 and Saturday, January 22 St. Cloud State (9-11-2, 5-8-1 WCHA) at Bemidji … Read more
With each Nebraska-Omaha loss, that hot start seems more and more distant. UNO was 9-2-1 at Thanksgiving but has gone 3-6-1 since the start of December starting when it was swept at Bemidji State. UNO’s slide came full circle when it picked up only a point in a home series against the Beavers this weekend. … Read more
Last week Theresa: 11-1 Season Theresa: 86-49-13 Last week Tyler: 11-1 Season Tyler: 85-32-9 We’ve got a rivalry series, an intriguing match-up, the battle of the WCHA newbies and a non-conference series … along with a few other games. Let’s get to this. Friday, January 14 and Saturday, January 15 No. 6 Denver (13-5-4, 9-3-2 … Read more
First of all, I’d like to apologize to Tyler because I apparently forgot his picks for the Mariucci Classic. So, before I get into the results, he had picked Minnesota to lose to Union and beat Ferris State and for Bemidji to do it the other way around. Now, results! Remember, though: for non-fixed tournaments … Read more
And here are the rest of the games. No. 3 North Dakota at No. 4 Minnesota-Duluth Theresa: The Sioux get to open their second WCHA building this year, although this time, it’s non-conference. UND spoiled Bemidji’s party, and, given that the team seems to be firing on all cylinders right now, I can’t see why … Read more
Last week Theresa: 2-2 Season Theresa: 63-43-11 Last week Tyler: 2-2 Season Tyler: 62-28-7 There are a lot of games coming up with the tournaments and due to holiday craziness, we’re splitting up our picks for the next week into two blog posts. Here’s part one. No. 20 Colorado College and Michigan Tech at the … Read more
Last week Theresa: 6-4-2 Season Theresa: 61-41-11 Last week Tyler: 9-1-2 (!) Season Tyler: 60-26-7 Not a lot of games this weekend, as schools gear up for the holiday break. Therefore, not a lot of insight, either, to make this quick and simple (though we may edit more in later). Friday, December 17 through Sunday, … Read more